SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Thousands of Brazilian airport workers went on strike on Wednesday to demand higher wages, although contingency plans kept flights running on time, according to state airport agency Infraero.Full story

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Fast food workers are taking their grievances to the street this week, striking and rallying for higher wages. Restaurant companies say that would cause prices to spike. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell has more in his latest Rewrite.

The NYC Democratic candidate joins Morning Joe to explain how he will turn the focus of the mayoral race back on service and schools. De Blasio also shares his thoughts on the “Stop and Frisk” policy calling it “corrosive.”

Author Richard Snow joins Morning Joe to discuss "I Invented the Modern Age," his new book on Henry Ford, Ford's insistence on paying factory workers a living wage, the invention of the assembly line and the invention of the Model T car.

President Barack Obama is slated to give a speech at an Amazon.com warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn. The online retailer will provide 5,000 jobs at similar facilities across the country. The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, The New York Times’ Mark Leibovich, The Nation’s Ar

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